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“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?”. Dr. Wendy Beekes Department of Accounting and Finance Lancaster University. “New Technology. A Universal Panacea?”. Introduction PowerPoint – blessing or curse? How I use PowerPoint in my teaching Personal Response system.
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“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?” Dr. Wendy Beekes Department of Accounting and Finance Lancaster University CiLTHE Conference 4th July 2002
“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?” Introduction • PowerPoint – blessing or curse? • How I use PowerPoint in my teaching • Personal Response system CiLTHE Conference 4th July 2002
“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?” Advantages of using PowerPoint • Looks “polished” and “professional” • Makes you consider the structure of the lecture in more depth • Enables sequences to be built up • Drag and drop slides into other courses using “slide manager” CiLTHE Conference 4th July 2002
“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?” Disadvantages of using PowerPoint • Can’t adjust presentation – “locked in” • Slide show and passive approach “at the movies!” • Potentially endless hours of preparation CiLTHE Conference 4th July 2002
“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?” If all else fails.... CiLTHE Conference 4th July 2002
“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?” How do I use PowerPoint? • Animations • Sequences of items • Graphs • Cartoons from Clip Art • What about handouts? CiLTHE Conference 4th July 2002
Recent Developments andStrategic Management Accounting Changes to Practice Adoption of ABC systems Standard costing still useful Total Quality Management Reporting on non-financial measures What changes have been made since the 1980’s? CiLTHE Conference 4th July 2002
Pension Expense Pension Settlement Rate (1994 - 1998) % Source: RCJ (2002) Chapter 14 Year CiLTHE Conference 4th July 2002
Pension Expense Pension Plan Entities and Relationships Plan Sponsor: The firm establishes the pension plan Plan Beneficiaries: Employees of the plan sponsor Sponsor funds the plan by transferring assets to plan trustee Trustee distributes pension payments to retired plan beneficiaries Source: RCJ (2002) Chapter 14 PlanTrustee: Legal entity that has custody of plan assets CiLTHE Conference 4th July 2002
“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?” What do I hate about PowerPoint? • Can’t ‘scrub out’ things – tippex is not an option! • Coloured & Patterned backgrounds • Certain animations - “Swivel” “Crawl from left” Very annoying Tedious! CiLTHE Conference 4th July 2002
“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?” Using the Personal Response System • Ask the Audience • Demo by Dr Caroline Elliott (Economics) • Instant feedback/response from students • Very useful for shy students – anonymous • Contact AVS CiLTHE Conference 4th July 2002
“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?” How do I use the PRS system • Revision session for large groups • In class for MSc students • Advantages and disadvantages CiLTHE Conference 4th July 2002
“New Technology. A Universal Panacea?” Conclusions • PowerPoint – a universal panacea? • PRS system – a universal panacea? • Use technology well and is is great! CiLTHE Conference 4th July 2002